What percentage of people rent in Porters Neck, NC?

Name: Renters and owners in Porters Neck, NC, 2020–2024
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17.4% (±5.7 points) of the occupied homes in Porters Neck, NC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 579 renting households against 2,750 that own their home.

In Porters Neck, the share of households that rent went from 21.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.4% (±5.7 points)
Renting households: 579 (±216)
Median renter income: $68,900 (±$4,639)

Who rents and who owns in Porters Neck

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Porters Neck	New Hanover County	North Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.4% (±5.7 points)	38.6% (±1.2 points)	33.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	579 (±216)	40,473 (±1,432)	1,428,852 (±8,279)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,750 (±306)	64,383 (±1,382)	2,853,493 (±14,473)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.6 (±0.4)	2.0 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$68,900 (±$4,639)	$49,019 (±$2,829)	$48,010 (±$418)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$141,803 (±$19,294)	$101,102 (±$3,552)	$88,911 (±$521)	$100,009

In Porters Neck, the renter share is lower than in New Hanover County (38.6%).

It is also lower than in North Carolina (33.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In New Hanover County, Porters Neck ranks 9 of 15 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 495 of 663.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Porters Neck has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	21.3% (±5.2 points)	17.4% (±5.7 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,167 (±$112)	$1,503 (±$457)	+28.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$90,841 (±$22,530)	$119,979 (±$25,761)	+32.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Porters Neck

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Porters Neck
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Porters Neck	—	17.4% (±5.7 points)	—
Bayshore	1.9 mi	16.1% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Ogden	2.3 mi	11.4% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Murraysville	4.1 mi	22.7% (±5.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hampstead	4.9 mi	27.1% (±7.4 points)	Higher
Kings Grant	5.5 mi	35.7% (±10.4 points)	Higher
Wrightsville Beach	5.8 mi	19.2% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Northchase	6.2 mi	57.5% (±11.7 points)	Higher
Skippers Corner	8.5 mi	8.5% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Hampstead, NC (27.1%), Kings Grant, NC (35.7%), Northchase, NC (57.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across New Hanover County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
3	Kings Grant	35.7% (±10.4 points)
4	Murraysville	22.7% (±5.4 points)
5	Wrightsboro	22.0% (±8.8 points)
6	Kure Beach	19.9% (±12.5 points)
7	Wrightsville Beach	19.2% (±7.0 points)
8	Silver Lake	17.8% (±7.4 points)
9	Porters Neck	17.4% (±5.7 points)
10	Myrtle Grove	16.4% (±5.1 points)
11	Bayshore	16.1% (±9.1 points)
12	Carolina Beach	15.6% (±5.0 points)
13	Ogden	11.4% (±5.9 points)
14	Skippers Corner	8.5% (±8.2 points)
15	Sea Breeze	2.0% (±2.6 points)

Showing 13 of 15 places in New Hanover County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Porters Neck is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Porters Neck

How many renters are there in Porters Neck?

Porters Neck has an estimated 579 (±216) renting households, 17.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Porters Neck?

In Porters Neck, the share of households that rent went from 21.3% in 2015–2019 to 17.4% in 2020–2024 (−3.9 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Porters Neck?

A renting household in Porters Neck has 1.6 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Porters Neck?

The median renting household in Porters Neck, NC has an income of $68,900 (±$4,639) a year, against $141,803 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Porters Neck CDP, North Carolina (place:53475, in state:37).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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